Is Def Leppard’s decision to tour England with Whitesnake proof that the band no longer has the live draw of their youth? Nonsense, says Joe Elliott. The band just believes in giving their fans some “value.” More »
We should have assumed the quote attributed to David Coverdale by The Mirror about Led Zep’s tour plans was less than legit. Where was the jovial swearing and whimsical wordplay? The true (and truly profame) Coverdale contacted Classic Rock magazine to clarify. “What fucking world tour, we ask ourselves? We’re already out on our Good To Be Bad world tour, thank you very much!” More from the bastard child of Rod Stewart and David St. Hubbins below.
And this time, the person fanning the rumor flames is none other than former Robert Plant fill-in and self-proclaimed “long-time pal” of Jimmy Page David Coverdale, who told the UK’s Mirror “I’m expecting a call from Jimmy any day asking my band Whitesnake to support them on their world tour. More »
“The world is such a mess, what’s needed is a new Whitesnake album!” David Coverdale told it like it is at the Cutting Room, creating a novel context for Good To Be Bad, which comes out April 22. The album features three songs with the word “love” in the title, two with the word “need,” two that reference a period of time, one about the blowing wind, and one about the summer rain. Sez Coverdale: “The responses I’ve been getting are that the album is a heady cocktail that embraces the whole history of Whitesnake within one album. Which was not planned, but fortunately, I’ll drink two of those cocktails!” What are you, Rod Stewart now?
Some dude that used to be in Whitesnake (who wasn’t David Coverdale) has issued an all points bulletin that someone else has been pretending to be some dude that used to be in Whitesnake (who wasn’t David Coverdale). More »
